Chicken Tsukune (Japanese Glazed Meatballs)

Name: Chicken Tsukune (Japanese Glazed Meatballs)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¼ onion (grated and squeezed to remove water); 250 g ground chicken (breast or thigh, either works); 5 perilla leaves (shiso) (thinly sliced); 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise; 1 tsp ginger root (grated or paste); ½ tsp yellow miso paste (awase); 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; 2 tbsp potato starch (katakuriko); 1 pinch ground black pepper; 1 tsp cooking oil (plus extra oiling hands); 5 bamboo skewers (optional); 1 pasteurized egg yolk (optional, for dipping); 1 ½ tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 ½ tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp red wine

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

Tsukune is a delicious and flavorful type of glazed Japanese meatball often made with chicken. My recipe includes a few surprise ingredients that produce delicious and fragrant results!

Updated at: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:28:34 GMT